Andy Lester
@petdance.bsky.social
I wrote ack. I like root beer.
Subversion ‘n’ Perl for my day job, but different places have different needs.
November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Subversion ‘n’ Perl for my day job, but different places have different needs.
That’s an amazing thing to say because we were on our way to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago and not 30 minutes after that exchange we saw these puppets from the local 1970s TV show Gigglesnort Hotel.
November 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
That’s an amazing thing to say because we were on our way to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago and not 30 minutes after that exchange we saw these puppets from the local 1970s TV show Gigglesnort Hotel.
I wore my rainbow White Sox hat today. A guy in the train said “I like your hat”. I said “Thanks, is that because you like the Sox, or because you believe all people have value regardless of who they love?” He said “the latter” & woman w/him said “we believe you have value even if you like the Sox.”
November 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I wore my rainbow White Sox hat today. A guy in the train said “I like your hat”. I said “Thanks, is that because you like the Sox, or because you believe all people have value regardless of who they love?” He said “the latter” & woman w/him said “we believe you have value even if you like the Sox.”
Solid advice no matter what kind of machine you mean.
September 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Solid advice no matter what kind of machine you mean.
At the eye doc next to the giant retina photo machine was this note. Tech support is universal.
August 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
At the eye doc next to the giant retina photo machine was this note. Tech support is universal.
Can't exceed 99 characters? Sounds like someone's storing the cleartext passwords. :-(
August 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Can't exceed 99 characters? Sounds like someone's storing the cleartext passwords. :-(
The argon truck supports your need to discuss difficult or negative feelings.
July 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The argon truck supports your need to discuss difficult or negative feelings.
That was before he transferred to Our Lady of Butterscotch.
May 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
That was before he transferred to Our Lady of Butterscotch.
Another Sunday morning, another random taco place where I write about regular expressions.
February 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Another Sunday morning, another random taco place where I write about regular expressions.
I will buy any Mad magazine paperback. This was only $3 and turned out to include a bookplate on the inside cover, the adhesive long having given up its hold on George’s claim to his property. #madmagazine
February 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I will buy any Mad magazine paperback. This was only $3 and turned out to include a bookplate on the inside cover, the adhesive long having given up its hold on George’s claim to his property. #madmagazine
Amusing SSID of the day; “CrazyNoisyBizarreWifi”
February 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Amusing SSID of the day; “CrazyNoisyBizarreWifi”
We have the most festive hydrant in Illinois and I’ll not hear otherwise.
December 27, 2024 at 8:37 PM
We have the most festive hydrant in Illinois and I’ll not hear otherwise.
There was no need to present this as a percentage.
December 7, 2024 at 9:49 PM
There was no need to present this as a percentage.
How to guarantee I will not read your email.
August 5, 2024 at 10:00 PM
How to guarantee I will not read your email.
Amen x 1000.
Related: My daughter doesn’t want a STEM career. Has no interest. If she can grow up with me as a dad and have no interest in STEM, it ain’t gonna happen, and that’s OK.
Related: My daughter doesn’t want a STEM career. Has no interest. If she can grow up with me as a dad and have no interest in STEM, it ain’t gonna happen, and that’s OK.
May 18, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Amen x 1000.
Related: My daughter doesn’t want a STEM career. Has no interest. If she can grow up with me as a dad and have no interest in STEM, it ain’t gonna happen, and that’s OK.
Related: My daughter doesn’t want a STEM career. Has no interest. If she can grow up with me as a dad and have no interest in STEM, it ain’t gonna happen, and that’s OK.
Pro tip: If your power cord is just a liiiittle bit short, a USB hub is a fine extension cord.
May 12, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Pro tip: If your power cord is just a liiiittle bit short, a USB hub is a fine extension cord.
The lesson here for developers is that not capping the size of the input field, and not verifying the size constraints on the server side, has led to a successful denial-of-service attack.
December 23, 2023 at 6:38 PM
The lesson here for developers is that not capping the size of the input field, and not verifying the size constraints on the server side, has led to a successful denial-of-service attack.
I don’t like that today’s Spelling Bee doesn’t recognize “Boolean”. I know it’s Boole’s name but still….
August 10, 2023 at 3:06 PM
I don’t like that today’s Spelling Bee doesn’t recognize “Boolean”. I know it’s Boole’s name but still….